LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A January sentencing hearing has been scheduled for a former bank manager who admits embezzling more than $323,000 from a branch in Wahoo.

Federal court records say Margaret Cherovsky pleaded guilty after making a deal with prosecutors, who are recommending she serve five years of probation. Her sentencing is set for Jan. 11. The records say Cherovsky already has paid back the money.

A document filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha says FirstBank of Nebraska officials learned in April last year that the money was missing. The document says Cherovsky had been depositing varying amounts over the past 20 years into her accounts. She faked bank records to show that the money was mutilated or otherwise damaged and could no longer circulate.